ECE 542 Power Operations Fundamentals II

Power system operations theory and practice; advanced concepts and applications. Emphasis on understanding the electric industry as a complex system; operations concepts for balancing authority utilities; regulatory constraints, interoperability and impacts on operations; project management of smart-grid systems; design of programmatic, distribution and utility-scale renewable components; utility cyber security.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ECE 541, or instructor permission. Power generation unit characteristics, economic dispatch, unit commitment, flow constraints and limited energy supply, automatic generation control, production cost models, interchange of power and energy, extended auction mechanisms and reliability. Prerequisites: ECE 348, or instructor permission.